Insmed Appoints Will Lewis As President And Chief Executive Officer

MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., Sept. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Insmed Incorporated (NASDAQ: INSM), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel inhalation therapeutics for patients suffering from serious orphan lung diseases, today announced the appointment of Will Lewis as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Lewis has also been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors. He succeeds Tim Whitten, who has resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Company's Board of Directors. In addition, Donald J. Hayden, Jr., who was appointed Executive Chairman in May 2012, will return to his role as Chairman, effective immediately.

Mr. Lewis has more than 20 years of executive experience and a track record of success in the pharmaceutical and finance industries both in the U.S. and internationally. He is the former Co-Founder, President and Chief Financial Officer of Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEGR).  During his tenure at Aegerion, Mr. Lewis played a pivotal role in re-orienting the company's strategy to focus on orphan disease indications enabling Aegerion to go public in one of the best performing IPOs of 2010. Prior to Aegerion, Mr. Lewis spent more than 10 years working in the U.S. and Europe in investment banking for JP Morgan, Robertson Stephens and Wells Fargo. During his time in banking, he was involved in a broad range of domestic and international capital raising and advisory work valued at more than $20 billion. Mr. Lewis began his career as an Operations Officer with the Central Intelligence Agency. He earned a J.D. and M.B.A. from Case Western Reserve University and a B.A. with Honors from Oberlin College.

"Will has a record of success in the strategic, operational and financial leadership of rapidly growing organizations and has demonstrated the ability to significantly increase shareholder value in the biotech industry," said Mr. Hayden. "Will has worked closely with the Insmed Board and management team as an advisor to the Company during the past several months, and I am confident he will successfully lead Insmed in its efforts to fully realize the potential our lead compound, ARIKACE, holds for patients suffering from serious orphan diseases of the lung. 

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